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Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉

Courtesan with a Letter (Fumi o motsu yujo)

Description

Maker

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (Japanese, 1790-1848, b. in Edo)

Title

Courtesan with a Letter (Fumi o motsu yujo)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 73.7 x 24.9 cm (29 x 9 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil: EGR161

Signature: Keisai Eisen ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Kei

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1169

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Sukima
Vertical Glimpses of the Floating World
Jun 01, 2018 – Nov 25, 2018

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Tombstone

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉 (Japanese, 1790-1848, b. in Edo)
Courtesan with a Letter (Fumi o motsu yujo), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 73.7 x 24.9 cm (29 x 9 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1169

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